Dioivo plays melodic black metal from Vigo in Galicia, active since 2013 and channeling the misty, Atlantic atmosphere of Spain's Galician coast into tremolo-driven compositions. Their Galician-language identity sets them apart in the Spanish black metal landscape, rooting their sound in the region's Celtic and maritime heritage.

Disguise is a melodic black metal band from Barletta, in the Puglia region of Italy, formed in 2012. The project fuses raw black metal with melodic sensibilities from the southern Italian underground.

Disharmonik is a melodic black/death/thrash metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2020. They blend three extreme subgenres into a dissonant, powerful whole.

Dismal Euphony is a pioneering Norwegian symphonic/melodic black metal act from Stavanger, active since 1996 and among the early architects of the symphonic black metal sound. Their later evolution toward gothic metal expanded their palette while maintaining the dark melodicism that defined their influential early work.

Distortia is a melodic black metal band from Fulda, Germany, formed in 2022. They blend melodic beauty with black metal's cold intensity.

Divine Sovereign is a melodic black and doom metal band from the Kuyavia-Pomerania region of Poland, formed in 2025. The project blends melodic black metal with doom metal's crushing weight.

Domitorem is a melodic black and death metal project from London, formed in 2016. Their debut single Funeral was released as a limited run of 100 physical copies alongside a digital release, establishing their cross-pollination of black, death, and thrash metal styles.

Doska is a melodic black metal band from Bayeux, France, formed in 2022. They deliver melodic black metal from the historic Norman town.

Down to Hell is a symphonic melodic black metal band from Malacky, Slovakia, formed in 2014. The project layers symphonic grandeur over melodic black metal.